Thief

FAQ

Q: What is the combo's overall standing in Thief?

A: This combo ranks 1008 out of 1642 tested combinations in Thief, placing it in the lower-middle portion of the database. The dataIsMeasured flag confirms these are measured results, not estimates.

Q: How does the CPU compare to its closest rivals?

A: The Intel Core i7-14700KF has an average benchmark score of 70104. Its nearest rival, the Intel Core i7-14700K, scores 70074 with a 0% deltaPct. The AMD EPYC 9115 is 0.3% behind, while the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X is 0.4% ahead, and the Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 leads by 1.3%.

Q: How does the GPU compare to its closest rivals?

A: The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT has an average benchmark score of 20146. The AMD Radeon RX 460 is 0.3% behind, the AMD Radeon RX 7600 is 0.6% ahead, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 SUPER is 1.9% behind, and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Mobile leads by 1.9%.

Q: What are the best and worst FPS results in the measured data?

A: The highest average FPS is 162.9 at 1920x1080 with Low settings. The lowest is 36.0 at 3840x2160 with Ultra settings. Between these extremes, the scaling is consistent across resolutions.

Q: Does the GPU's VRAM capacity matter for this game?

A: The RX 7600 XT has 16 GB of GDDR6 memory on a 128-bit bus with 288.0 GB/s bandwidth. In Thief, the FPS differences between settings at 4K (from 36 Ultra to 65.7 Low) suggest the GPU's memory subsystem is adequate, but the performance ceiling is determined by the chip's raw compute rather than memory capacity.

Q: What is the CPU's percentile ranking?

A: The Intel Core i7-14700KF sits in the 96th percentile versus all CPUs, indicating it is a top-tier processor in the database. Its average benchmark score is 70104, and it has an avgBenchmarkScore of 70104 across all tests.

GPU Role

The AMD Radeon RX 7600 XT is built on the RDNA 3.0 architecture with the Navi 33 chip. It runs at a base clock of 1980 MHz, a game clock of 2470 MHz, and a boost clock of 2755 MHz. The memory operates at 2250 MHz with 18 Gbps effective speed. The GPU has 2048 shading units, 128 texture mapping units, and 64 render output units. Its texture rate is 352.6 GTexel/s, and the pixel rate is 176.3 GPixel/s. The FP32 performance is 22.57 TFLOPS.

In Thief, the GPU's role is clearly visible in the measured FPS data. At 4K Ultra, the combo delivers 36 FPS, which drops from the 1080p Ultra result of 91.8 FPS. The gap between Low and Ultra settings at each resolution shows how the GPU handles increasing shader complexity. At 1080p Low, the system produces 162.9 FPS, but at 4K Ultra, it falls to 36 FPS. This indicates the rendering load scales steeply with resolution and settings, and the RX 7600 XT's compute throughput becomes the limiting factor at higher presets.

The GPU's 16 GB VRAM is notable, but Thief's measured results do not show a memory capacity bottleneck. The consistent FPS deltas between settings suggest the performance is driven by the chip's 22.57 TFLOPS and 64 ROPs rather than memory constraints. The 288.0 GB/s bandwidth is sufficient for the game's data demands, as the FPS scaling follows a predictable pattern across resolutions.

How This Combo Ranks

This combo ranks 1008 out of 1642 tested combinations in Thief. This places it in the 61st percentile of all combos in the database, meaning roughly 61% of tested systems perform better in this game. The rank reflects the balance between the CPU's strong compute capabilities and the GPU's mid-tier positioning.

The Intel Core i7-14700KF is a high-end processor with a 96th percentile ranking among all CPUs, but the Radeon RX 7600 XT sits in the 63rd percentile among GPUs. This mismatch means the CPU is not the limiting factor in Thief; rather, the GPU's 22.57 TFLOPS and 64 ROPs cap the frame rates. In the measured data, the CPU is capable of pushing far higher FPS, as evidenced by the 1080p Low result of 162.9 FPS, which is likely near the game's engine limits.

The combo's rank of 1008 suggests that while the CPU is elite, the GPU holds the system back in this title. Compared to other combos in the database, this pairing delivers playable frame rates at 1080p and 1440p but falls below 60 FPS at 4K Ultra. The rank reflects this overall performance profile, which is consistent with the GPU's 63rd percentile standing.

Measured FPS Breakdown

At 1920x1080, the combo delivers an average of 162.9 FPS on Low settings, 124.9 FPS on Medium, 95.7 FPS on High, and 91.8 FPS on Ultra. The jump from Low to Medium is a 38 FPS drop, while the difference between High and Ultra is only 3.9 FPS. This suggests the Ultra preset adds minimal rendering cost over High at 1080p.

At 2560x1440, the results are 111.8 FPS on Low, 83.0 FPS on Medium, 65.7 FPS on High, and 60.8 FPS on Ultra. The scaling from 1080p to 1440p shows a consistent reduction: Low drops by 51.1 FPS, Medium by 41.9 FPS, High by 30 FPS, and Ultra by 31 FPS. The percentage drops are larger for lower settings, indicating the GPU is less stressed at Low and thus more affected by resolution.

At 3840x2160, the results are 65.7 FPS on Low, 52.7 FPS on Medium, 40.8 FPS on High, and 36.0 FPS on Ultra. The 4K Low result is identical to the 1440p High result (65.7 FPS), which shows how resolution and settings trade off against each other. The Ultra preset at 4K produces 36 FPS, which is below the 60 FPS threshold for smooth gameplay, but the Medium preset at 52.7 FPS is playable.

The data shows a clear pattern: the GPU scales linearly with resolution but the settings scaling is non-linear. The difference between Low and Ultra at 1080p is 71.1 FPS, at 1440p it is 51 FPS, and at 4K it is 29.7 FPS. This indicates that at higher resolutions, the GPU becomes more saturated, and the settings have less absolute impact.

Resolution Scaling

The FPS drop from 1080p to 4K varies by settings. For Low, the drop from 162.9 to 65.7 FPS represents a 59.7% reduction. For Medium, it is from 124.9 to 52.7 FPS, a 57.8% reduction. For High, it is from 95.7 to 40.8 FPS, a 57.4% reduction. For Ultra, it is from 91.8 to 36.0 FPS, a 60.8% reduction.

These percentages cluster around 58-61%, which is close to the theoretical scaling expected from a GPU-bound workload. If the CPU were the limiting factor, the percentage drops would be smaller because the CPU would cap FPS at lower resolutions, compressing the range. Instead, the consistent scaling indicates the RX 7600 XT is the primary bottleneck across all settings.

The 1440p to 4K transition shows smaller absolute drops: Low from 111.8 to 65.7 (41.2% reduction), Medium from 83.0 to 52.7 (36.5%), High from 65.7 to 40.8 (37.9%), and Ultra from 60.8 to 36.0 (40.8%). These reductions are less steep than the 1080p to 1440p drops, which suggests the GPU's memory bandwidth (288.0 GB/s) becomes less of a constraint at higher resolutions, or the game's rendering pipeline has diminishing returns.

The data implies that this combo is best suited for 1080p and 1440p gaming in Thief. At 4K, only the Low preset achieves above 60 FPS, while Medium and High are playable at 52.7 and 40.8 FPS respectively. The Ultra preset at 36 FPS is below the smooth threshold, indicating the GPU's 22.57 TFLOPS is insufficient for maximum settings at 4K in this title.

CPU Role

The Intel Core i7-14700KF has 20 cores and 28 threads, with a base clock of 3.40 GHz and a boost clock of 5.60 GHz. It has an L3 cache of 33 MB shared, with 80 KB L1 per core and 2 MB L2 per core. The CPU's benchmark scores are strong: Cinebench R23 multi-core scores 44557 and single-core scores 6290. Geekbench multi-core scores 19287 and single-core scores 2972. PassMark multi-thread scores 52425 and single-thread scores 4480.

In Thief, the CPU's role is to feed the GPU with draw calls and game logic. The 20-core, 28-thread configuration is far more than this 2014 game requires, and the high boost clock of 5.60 GHz ensures strong single-thread performance. The measured FPS at 1080p Low (162.9) likely approaches the game's engine limit, as the CPU can process frames faster than the GPU can render them at lower settings.

The CPU's 96th percentile ranking versus all CPUs means it outperforms the vast majority of processors in the database. However, in this combo, its capabilities are not fully utilized because the RX 7600 XT (63rd percentile) is the limiting component. The Cinebench R20 multi-core score of 18713 and single-core of 2641 indicate the CPU can handle any modern workload, but in Thief, the game's age means it likely runs on a few threads, making the 5.60 GHz boost clock more important than the core count.

The nearest rival comparison shows the i7-14700KF is essentially tied with the i7-14700K (0% deltaPct) and within 1.3% of the Xeon Platinum 8270. This means the CPU is not a differentiator in this combo's ranking; the GPU is. The 20 cores and 28 threads are overkill for Thief, but they ensure no CPU bottleneck even at 1080p Low where the system produces 162.9 FPS.